IN THIS NEWS LETTER 1. Laurie Wright passed away
2. Dates for Wildlife Diseases courses in 2010
3. First Aid Courses at FGASA office
4. NEW BOOK - Game ranger in your Backpack
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A FOUNDER MEMBER OF FGASA PASSED AWAY Laurie Wright, a founder member of FGASA passed away on the 5th December 2009 at the age of 69. Our deepsest sympathy and condolences go out to Laurie Wright's family. Laurie Wright was at the first FGASA meeting held in 1990 attended by 5 initial founding members. He became the Vice-Chairman of FGASA in 1990 and was the Chairman of the Association from 1993 – 1996. He then served another 5 years on the FGASA executive committee. Laurie took on the responsibility of the finanical management of the Association during his time on the executive committee.
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 | WILDLIFE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE COURSE
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The dates for the Wildlife Disease Surveillance Courses for 2010 are:
12 – 14 February
09 – 11 April
09 – 11 July
10 – 12 September
12 – 14 November
Members who are interested can apply by sending an e-mail to Martie at wildsa@webmail.co.za or phone her at the following number 0767379732 (08h00 – 12h00 Monday to Thursday).
For any other enquiries phone Johan Oosthuizen at 082870748
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FIRST AID COURSES AT THE FGASA OFFICEFirst Aid courses will again be offered this year by Andrew Miller from Smart Solution at the FGASA offices.
Contact Andrew Miller on (082) 358 5646 or (011) 678 7563
Email: smart@altonet.co.za
Dates for the First Aid Courses:
• March 23 - 26
• May 3 - 6
• August 16 - 19
• November 8 - 11
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NEW BOOK - Game Ranger in your Backpack Text by Megan Emmett
Photographs by Sean Pattrick
Game Ranger in your Backpack is not a conventional field guide in the sense that it will not provide reams of dreary detail on how to identify a particular plant or bird (although it does offer useful pointers of features to look out for). Rather, this book is intended to substitute the presence of a personal guide or ‘game ranger’ during visits to the Lowveld region of South Africa. It makes the practical, interpretative information on the most commonly encountered species in the Lowveld, accessible at a glance and eliminates the need to have several different books piled on the seat beside you. Game Ranger in your Backpack is a compact companion that not only offers interesting information on wildlife topics including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates, trees, grasses, flowers and tracks but it is also visually interpretative, offering hundreds of images to assist with the deciphering of animal behaviour or the recognition of common species. • This unique guide is packed with practical, interpretative information on the most commonly encountered animals and plants of the Lowveld – information that is usually only available if you have a game ranger or field guide by your side in the bush!
• It teaches people how to observe, identify and interpret what they see in the bush in a meaningful way, without having to wade through the reams of technical information found in most other field guides.
• The reader-friendly mind-map layout of the book, with pictures linked to brief but informative text boxes, makes pertinent information accessible at a glance.
• Other features include colour-coded chapters for ease of reference, while blocked information and icons in the mammals and trees sections provide technical details in a concise form.
• Hundreds of stunning interpretative images, highlighted keywords and a flowchart structure to each spread direct the eye to the different topics on each featured species, allowing the reader to pick out whatever is of interest to him or her.
• Game Ranger in your Backpack is an essential companion for amateur naturalists of all descriptions including first-time international visitors to South Africa’s bushveld, annual local holidaymakers or aspiring ‘game rangers’.
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FGASA's price: R245.00
(Including VAT/Excluding postage)
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